FEED FORMULATION

Why Feed Formulation?

The main reason for feed formulation is to compound a diet that contain both

micro and marco feed ingredients stuff at the appropriate manner to meet the nutrient

requirement of our livestock.

Rule of thumbs to be considered when formulating feed for our live stock:

1. The feed must meet nutrient requirement of animal you are formulating for.

2. The feed must be 100%.

3. The feed must be multi ingredient.

4. The feed must have a good shelf life.

5. The feed must be economical and cost effective.

6. The feed must contain both variable and fixed ingredient.

7. Avoid using spoilt feedstuff to prevent feed poisoning

Explanation

1) The main reason why we must formulate feed to meet nutrient requirement of our animal to make them grow fast

2)when your feed is 100% it makes it balance and also makes it easy for you to calculate any kg of feed

Conversion to a tonne will be easier

3) advantage of using multi ingredients makes you have a good and balance nutrient profile because one ingredient does not contain what your animal needs

4) when formulating, materials with good quality (dry matter) should be used so that the feed will not quickly go rancid

When you use low quality material it attract toxin and affect growth rate of your livestock

5) as a good nutritionist you must no how to formulate a quality feed at a cheaper rate

Note: never compromise quality of your feed when planning to cut cost, it will surely tells

Livestock is all about cabbage in cabbage out

6) for you feed to be balanced and 100% you must make sure its contain but variable and fixed ingredient

Variable ingredient the the basal ingredient like maize, soyabean meal, groundnut cake, wheat offal, PKC, full fat soya etc

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